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Why is this code selecting the top level outline box and not the requested one?

shampton82 — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 20:12:38 GMT

I was playing along with a Discovery Summit video on interacting with Report layer objects and came to a crashing halt on my very first example I tired.

Here I am trying to select the Correlation outline box but this ends up selecting the entire Multivariate analysis. I've tried a couple of different approaches and can't get it work out so humbling asking for some input!

dt=Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp" );


dt<<Multivariate(
	Y( :height, :weight ),
	Variance Estimation( "Row-wise" ),
	Scatterplot Matrix( 1 )
);

obj=Current Report()["Multivariate"]<< get scriptable object;

obj<< XPath("//OutlineBox[text()='Correlations']")<<select;

Want this:

Getting this:

Thanks!

Steve

Re: Why is this code selecting the top level outline box and not the requested one?

hogi — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 21:31:39 GMT

You got it right, but your attempt to double-check was misleading : )

To select the outline boxes which are returned by the Xpath command, use:

(obj<< XPath("//OutlineBox[text()='Correlations']"))<<select;

Without the additional brackets, you will send the select command to obj.
like in

Data Table( "Height" ) << Clear Select << Select Rows( [4] ) << Delete Rows;

Re: Why is this code selecting the top level outline box and not the requested one?

shampton82 — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 21:15:07 GMT

Oh I was so close!! Thanks for the assist @hogi , that was going to drive me crazy.....

Back to the video now

I Can See It. How Do I Get It? - JMP User Community

Steve

Re: Why is this code selecting the top level outline box and not the requested one?

hogi — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:12:23 GMT

Great Video, thanks for the link!